1968 Caerphilly by-election

UK parliamentary by-election December 2021 August 2021 The 1968 Caerphilly by-election of 15 July 1968 was held after the death of Labour MP Ness Edwards. The seat was very safe, having been won by Labour at the 1966 United Kingdom general election by over 21,000 voteshttp://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge66/i04.htm 1966 Election Results Politics Resources 21 August 2015 24 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924114943/http://www.politicsresources.net/area/uk/ge66/i04.htm dead but Plaid Cymru gave Labour a serious fright in this by-election and came close to winning the seat on a huge swing. Candidates Labour chose Alfred Evans to defend their seat, who was a councillor. Nationalist party Plaid Cymru stood Philip Williams, who at the time was teaching at University College, Aberystwyth and was mentored by John DA Howell. The Conservatives chose Robert Williams. Peter Sadler was the choice of the Liberal Party association. Result of the previous general election General election 1966: Caerphilly Welsh Labour Ness Edwards 26,330 74.3 +2.2 Welsh Conservatives Ronald J Maddocks 5,182 14.6 -2.3 Plaid Cymru John D A Howell 3,949 11.1 +0.1 21,148 59.7 +4.5 35,461 76.8 -1.6 46,180 Labour Party (UK) Result of the by-election 1968 Caerphilly by-electionhttp://www.by-elections.co.uk/68.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120325095551/http://www.by-elections.co.uk/68.html 1968 By Election Results 25 March 2012 dead British Elections Ephemera Archive 21 August 2015 Welsh Labour Alfred Evans 16,148 45.7 -28.6 Plaid Cymru Phil Williams 14,274 40.4 +29.3 Welsh Conservatives Robert Williams 3,687 10.4 -4.2 Liberal Party (UK) Peter Sadler 1,257 3.5 N/A 1,874 5.3 -54.4 35,366 75.9 -0.9 46,578 Welsh Labour References Category:1968 elections in the United Kingdom Category:1968 in Wales Category:1960s elections in Wales By-election, 1968 Category:By-elections to the Parliament of the United Kingdom in Welsh constituencies